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HOGAN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 515 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jerilderie, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bruthen, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 515, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 515, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 515, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, The Battle of Amiens, Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and initiative at Chuignes on 23 August, 1918. He organized an attack on a machine gun post, which was holding up the advance. In spite of being hit in the eye by a bullet, which blinded him, he carried on, and overcame the machine gun post, remaining at duty till the final objective was reached.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 35 Date: 15 April 1920 | |
| 10 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 515, 4th Infantry Battalion, Return to Australia |
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